Category: LOCAL

  • July 16, 2013

Local Catholics mourn loss of priests, sisters

The faithful are mourning the loss of two priests and two religious sisters with ties to the Diocese...
  • July 16, 2013

‘Sun’ associate publisher elected president of Catholic Press Association

Rob DeFrancesco’s silver Ford Focus is one of the first cars to pull into the downtown Diocesan Pastoral...
  • July 16, 2013

Benedictine University offers new leadership program in Mesa
  • July 15, 2013

Young Catholics raise money for missionary work

Mariah Butcher, 18, a St. Bernadette parishioner and Eveling Ortega, 26, a St. Joan of Arc parishioner, are...
  • July 15, 2013

Deacon Petersen elected president of Catholic Physicians Guild

Deacon Dick Petersen, M.D., has been elected president of the Catholic Physicians Guild of Phoenix. Deacon Petersen, who...
  • July 15, 2013

Be generous givers of mercy, not condemnation, disapproval, pope says

God wants people to be generous and merciful, not full of condemnation toward others, Pope Francis said. God...
  • July 15, 2013

Corporate donor gives $300K for private school scholarships
  • July 12, 2013

Community mourns heroic ‘hotshot’ crew

The chain-link fence on the corner of 6th and East Z streets is covered with photographs and notes...
  • July 10, 2013

Priest launches prayer group in home setting

CAMP VERDE — A new partnership with a local pastor brought a distinctively Catholic voice to a nearly...
  • July 10, 2013

Church celebrates religious freedom with ‘Fortnight’

Freedom, according to Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, does not come from a government. It comes from God. “A...